Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. | |
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Born | Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr. January 9, 1910 |
Died | March 5, 2009 Lacey, Washington, U.S. | (aged 99)
Alma mater | Cornell University Furman University |
Known for | Cathode-ray tube amusement device |
Spouse | Helen Wilcox |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Furman University DuMont Laboratories |
Doctoral advisor | Frederick Bidell |
Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr. (January 9, 1910 – March 5, 2009) was an American television pioneer, the co-inventor of the cathode-ray tube amusement device, and a professor of physics at Furman University.
Biography
Goldsmith was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on January 9, 1910.[1][2][3] His parents were Thomas and Charlotte Goldsmith, a real estate broker and concert pianist respectively.[4] As a teenager, he built crystal radio sets, and continued his interest in engineering as a graduate of Furman University in Greenville.[5] He received his B.S. at Furman University in Greenville in 1931, in physics, and his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1936 building an oscilloscope for his doctoral research, under the supervision of Dr. Frederick Bidell.[2][3][6] After graduating from Cornell, became director of research for DuMont Laboratories in New Jersey, and (after 1953) vice president;[7] he chaired the Synchronization Panel of the National Television System Committee and also the Radio Manufacturers Association Committee on Cathode-Ray Tubes.
Goldsmith died on March 5, 2009, in Lacey, Washington[10] at the age of 99 due to a hip fracture leading to infection. Goldsmith was married to Helen Wilcox (16 November 1910 - 7 June 2009) before 1940.[11] They raised three children. Helen died three months after her husband.[12]
First arcade game with a CRT
U.S. patent 2,455,992, filed by Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann on January 25, 1947, describes the world's first
Awards and honors
Goldsmith was awarded five patents essential to the improvement of television production and broadcasting. Goldsmith was a
References
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- ^ a b Polkinghorn, Frank (May 14, 1973), Thomas Goldsmith: An Interview, IEEE History Center, archived from the original on December 9, 2008, retrieved December 9, 2008.
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- ^ 1910 US Federal Census
- ^ geek-life.com, archived from the original on 2012-03-24
- ^ a b List of emeriti in Furman University catalog 2005–2006 Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, p. 149.
- New York Times, November 23, 1953.
- ISBN 978-1-59213-499-1.
- Washington Post.
- ^ "Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr.", The Olympian, March 11, 2009.
- ^ 1940 US Federal Census
- ^ Helen Wilcox Goldsmith obituary
- ^ Silberman, Gregory P. (August 30, 2006), "Patents Are Becoming Crucial to Video Games", The National Law Journal.
- ^ a b classicgames.about.com, archived from the original on 2015-09-06, retrieved 2011-05-26
- ^ Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device – The First Electronic Game, archived from the original on 2015-09-06, retrieved 2011-05-26
- ^ Life Fellows – SMPTE.org Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine.
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- ^ Radio Club of America – Awards Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Innovision Technology Award winners Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine; Weaver, Terry (June 14, 2004), "Seeking companies with 'InnoVision'", Greenville News, archived from the original on May 27, 2012.